Recent content by cjm13905

Thanks. That is how many I have found, five, my I have some hand written notes that there are 6.

Yes I do, but the section on engines is not specific to one model, which is frustrating. Says it may have x or y number of drainage ports. I don't want to list the number I have found, don't want to influence any answers. I called a marine , and they said I have x ports, but I have found x + 1...

Trying to determine the number of blue wing nut water drainage ports my engine has for winterization. It is a year 2000 MercCruiser 5.0 EFI, see pic below. One of the blue wing nuts is just left of the big wheel that spins the serpentine belt. I am getting conflicting numbers from various...

Mine is a 2000. Thanks for the video. His engine compartment is quite spacious. I can barely get the battery in and out, and getting a look see at the transom is near impossible.

The only blue drain screw I cannot set, nor find at this point, is the one under the engine. If you can see the blue wing nuts you can wear a glove and get them off, but the one I can't find'/see is the big issue.

I'd say this method also depends upon where you live. My boat is on the VA/NC border. Sits about 2 ft above the water all winter, and the water doesn't get below 40 degrees. That fact that the air temp rarely gets below 32, and that the boat sits above 40 degree water, I think the muff method is...

This is basically my set up, only with a 5 gallon bucket. I put it on the swim platform, so it is above the drive and flows down.

Impeller is 2 years old. Not sure what an open coolant system is, but the engine only uses water drawn in from the lake to cool the engine.

Merc Cruiser 5.0 L I/O I have been doing my own winterization for about 13 years now. I get the engine warmed up, put on muffs that are connected to a 5 gal bucket of antifreeze and run 5 - 6 gallons in until it starts spitting out. This year, I could not get the muffs to work and have the...

Appears to be fixed.

boat repair came by, new key switch and solenoid. Will take it out and see if it's fixed.

Not sure if my boat info will show up below : 2000 Chapparrel 232. Merc 250 hp, merc alpha 1 drive. Late last year, after going into neutral and shutting off. The boat would not start. I would need to put it in gear, them back to neutral, then it would start. This year, first time out, same...

I have a 2000 Sunesta. My radio os far left on the dash and includes Radio and CD Unit, 1 unit. Never use it. Not sure what would be needed, but why not just get blue tooth, amp, connect to existing speakers and use your phone.

Got this all working now. May need a slight adjustment, the rod is a two piece construction, and I may shorten it to read closer to E than it actually is, for peace of mind. The problem was with the 2 piece construction, the float was not lying flat on the fuel. it was tipped, so didn't register...

When I was trying to resolve the issue , at the end of the ride, I was in calm water at my dock. Thanks for the info.